ALESSI
DESIGN THAT TRANSFORMS EVERYDAY MOMENTS
For over a century, Alessi has been creating extraordinary objects that make people dream, feel, think and experience poetry in their daily lives. By collaborating with the best creative minds from around the world, we bring the most unexpected and contemporary expressions of design culture into people’s homes.
The Art of Modern Design
Exploring the intersection of form and function in contemporary aesthetics
Minimalist Living Spaces
Creating harmony through simplicity and intentional design choices
Alessi Moments
Everyday Poetry, a visual and emotional narrative that highlights how Alessi objects can make even the simplest daily gestures unique.
Intellectual Experience
Crafted with playful overlapping shapes and vibrant colors, these designs embody timeless quality and design
History of Alessi
Milestones that shaped our story
The Beginning
An Italian Design Factory Since 1921
Carlo Alessi
In 1932, Carlo Alessi, Giovanni’s eldest son, joined the family firm while still very young, designing most of the objects made between the mid-Thirties and 1945.
Ettore Alessi
Carlo Alessi, the founder’s eldest son, took over from his father at the company helm. His brother Ettore, who had joined the company in 1945, became head of the Engineering Department, consolidating its design identity: it was at this time that certain “industrial types” of product like baskets and fruit bowls made of steel wire were created.
The First Design Heroes
In 1970, Alberto Alessi, the founder’s grandson, joined the company. Partnerships with Ettore Sottsass, Richard Sapper, Achille Castiglioni and Alessandro Mendini contributed to transforming the company into the Factory of Design imagined by Alberto.
Ethical & Radical
Alessi’s research over the past decade has developed between two points, defined by Alessandro Mendini as “ethical” and “radical”. “Ethical”, considered as a leaning towards a new simplicity, and an austere kind of design.
Celebrating the Centenary
With a special exhibition at the Salone del Mobile and 12 new projects, Alessi celebrates one hundred years of research in the field of the applied arts and the beginning of a new century of experimentation.